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tangitangi

1. (verb) (-hia) to cry, mourn, weep, make a sound.

Ngā tohu: Te tīmatanga he tangitangi, he pukuriri, he hiamoe; apiti atu ki te ngāhoahoa o te māhunga, te ruaki, te kirikā me te ngaupuku tae atu ki te mate tikotiko (TTT 1/2/1925:187). / The symptoms: Initially they are weepy, angry and sleepy; in addition to having a headache, vomiting, fever and stomach-ache including diarrhoea.

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Synonyms: tangi, rohi, muri, rāhiri, taurere, huamo, takuate, tauā


2. (noun) sound, salute, wave.

Synonyms: oha, tangi

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